Book Experts on the Publishing Revolution, Hollywood Bids for Books, and More

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

A group of writers, publishers, agents, booksellers, librarians, and other literary professionals offer insight into how the evolving publishing world is impacting those who "live by the book." (Washington Post)

Citing the allure of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Publishers Weekly offers five genre poetry must-reads that make poetry more accessible to new readers.

The Guardian reports that Tolkien may have based his "One Ring" on a very real Roman ring said to have been cursed, and which is now on display at the Vyne, a historical house in Basingstoke, England.